HORRIBLE DEFENSIVE PLAY DOOMS TIGERS IN OXFORD; LSU FALLS 55-49 TO OLE MISS

10/1/2023

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Da Boot Sports
9/30/2023
By: Jason Watson Jr.

BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Ole Miss Rebels Saturday night, losing 55-49 at Vaught Hemingway Stadium.

On a night where over 1,300 total yards of offense got put up, defense, or lack-there-of, seemed to stir most of the conversation.

Jayden Daniels and the Tiger offense looked every bit like a championship-caliber group, putting up seven touchdowns in the contest; unfortunately, the other side of the ball looked like middle-school benchwarmers who were only on the field because Matt House was their father and coach.

LSU did everything they could to let Ole Miss claim victory in this one, including allowing 21 first-quarter points. Missed tackles, several broken coverages, and no forced turnovers kept the Rebels in it late into the end of the game.

The SEC foes battled to the sights and sounds of a record crowd attendance of 66,703 under a full-moon evening. Although the game stayed competitive for most of the night, things began to get chippy after a late controversial LSU touchdown gave them the lead 49-40. A punch thrown by an Ole Miss defender and beer cans raining down from the Rebel student section as LSU lined up for the point-after attempt resulted in Brian Kelly pulling his squad to the sideline as officials attempted to settle the atmosphere.

Jaxon Dart got left with too much time on the clock for him and the quick-paced offense to storm downfield and get themselves in position to win the game on a touchdown pass with 39 seconds remaining. A successful 2-point conversion put the Rebels up by 6, but the Tigers were allowed a chance to win the game.

Daniels fired a 42-yard pitch and catch to Chris Hilton Jr. on the first play of the final drive, putting the ball on the Ole Miss 33-yard line. The Tigers retained two timeouts and used them with the game clock winding down.

A horse-collar tackle penalty against an Ole Miss defender would set the Tigers inside the red zone. With the ball on the 16-yard line, Daniels stands a real opportunity to take a couple of shots into the end zone. However, two false start penalties committed by stars Will Campbell and Malik Nabers pushed the LSU offense back to the 26 and left time for just one more play.

The last play of the game saw quarterback Jayden Daniels roll out to his right with pressure sent up the middle. He quickly changed direction and found some breathing room on the left side of the field. Daniels fired a ball into the end zone amongst a cluster of jerseys but somehow hit Hilton in the hands on a high jump ball. Defenders surrounded the Tigers, and the ball deflected off the potential receiver; the game was over.

A red and powder blue sea flooded the field as #20 Ole Miss claimed a critical conference win over #13 LSU in the Magnolia Bowl.

This game was a gut-wrenching loss for Brian Kelly and LSU fans. The Bayou Bengals are now on the outside looking in with a 3-2 record, and it will not get any easier.

A ranked Missouri team awaits LSU as they duke it out in Columbia next Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. CST. As always, Geaux Tigers!

Don't forget to tune into 'Talking Tigers Podcast with Da Boot Sports' on our YouTube Channel on Tuesday night, October 3 at 7:30pm CST as David Penn, Ron Sancho and a surprise special guest (Tune in to find out) will review the Tigers disappointing loss to Ole Miss, then preview the upcoming Missouri contest. It's gunna be a great show! Don't miss it!

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